Economic and Business Education, B.Sc.
Developing a general understanding of the subject material is at the heart of the bachelor's program. This includes looking at national and company-related economic problems, and aspects of business law, economic law, and business informatics. Within this context, students address the following questions: In which circumstances do pupils learn about the economy? What is the best way to design a learning environment for a business or a secondary school with a commercial focus?
In courses on math, statistics, and research methods, you will learn how to carry out and evaluate scientific studies. The program includes two internships, one at a company and one at a school. You can also choose from an extensive range of elective courses in a variety of subjects, such as English, Mathematics, and Political Science.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €194 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The study of business education at the University of Mannheim is diverse and forms an ideal starting point for your later professional life. The focus of the course is on economic and business education issues. To do this, you will acquire sound basic knowledge from various areas of business and economics, business informatics and business law. They deal with questions such as "Under what conditions do learners acquire economic skills?" Or "How should learning environments be designed in companies and commercial schools?". A wide range of exercises, work groups and coaching accompanying lectures and seminars enables team-oriented learning in small groups. Already during your studies, we would like to give you the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice. You can do this e.g. by participating in one of the many student initiatives or in the course of company and school internships. These form an integral part of the course. You can also choose from a wide range of electives (e.g. English or political science).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
With a degree in Economic and Business Education, graduates can work at a school. This is, however, not the only option open to them. They can, for example, teach at a company or work in education management. Graduates can also go in educational counseling, human resources management or development, and business development.
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Completion of the bachelor’s program also enables students to pursue a master’s degree in Economic and Business Education or a similar degree. Upon completion of the master’s program and a subsequent Referendariat, graduates can move into the school sector and teach at a vocational school.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €194 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Students of Economic and Business Education should: be interested in working on questions related to economics and teaching, be capable of critical thinking and working, be interested in teaching and learning formats at companies and schools, enjoy working with academic literature, have good knowledge of math and English. |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.